Gaylord, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Powers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97458. It stands on Yellow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Powers quadrangle. It stands 85 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1899 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Powers quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Powers quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Port Orford quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Powers quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Gaylord between 1992 and 2019, burning about 40 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PARSONAGE LANE 1 |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PARSONAGE LANE 2 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bridge Unit | SINATRA LANE |
| 29 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | YELLOW CREEK |
| 29 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Coos Bay District | ECKLEY |
| 28 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bridge Unit | BROADBENT |
| 28 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bridge Unit | MYSTIC CREEK |
| 28 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | GAYLORD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Gaylord: 24 past producers, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Indian Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Broadbent | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Broadbent | Stone | Producer | ||
| Eckley Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Eckley Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Eckley Site | Stone | Producer | ||
| Indian Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etelka (historical) | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Broadbent | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Powers | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Bancroft | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Estabrook | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bridge | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Myrtle Point | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Norway | 10.4 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gaylord | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5528841 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1142595. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








